Representatives of the
representatives of the Polish government did not protest at any of the numerous stages of discussion
of the EU-Ukraine transportation agreement. This conclusion was reached by journalists of
of the Polish radio station RMF FM, who analyzed the accompanying documents in Brussels
of the agreement on liberalization of transportation between Ukraine and the EU, UNN reports.
The publication writes that
representatives of the Polish authorities, along with all others, supported the agreement between
Ukraine and the European Union on the abolition of permits for Ukrainian road carriers and the extension of the
carriers and for the extension of the agreement until June 2024.
It is obvious that
Polish authorities have ignored the problem of Polish carriers. They did not
objected at any stage. Both the June 2022 agreement and its extension
in March of this year were approved unanimously by the EU countries. EU documents prove that
the extension of the agreement until June 2024 was approved at a meeting of the EU Council even
as an item that does not require any discussion
The publication provides
the chronology of the discussion of the abolition of permits for Ukraine in the European Commission, which has been in force since
2022. On February 2, 2023, the European Commission proposed to extend the agreement. 8
February 8, a working group, which included representatives of all EU countries, approved this
proposal. On March 1, it was approved by the ambassadors of 27 EU countries. On March 8-9, the proposal was
officially adopted without discussion by EU ministers in the Council of Justice. At each of these
At each of these stages, there were no objections from the Polish authorities.
The publication also
also reminds that the Polish striking carriers are demanding the renewal of permits for
Ukrainian companies, and the Minister of Infrastructure of Poland Andrzej Adamczyk shifts the responsibility
the responsibility to the EU authorities. However, by June of next year, a final decision is expected to be made
a final decision on the mechanism of transportation between Ukraine and the EU is expected by June next year. Obviously,
it will not be possible to return the permits, as this would contradict EU law.
EU LEGISLATION. At the same time, Poland will have to ensure that the EU decision is in force on its territory,
as international agreements concluded by the EU with other countries are binding on all EU countries.
for all countries of the European Union.
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